Table 6.
Factors | Practicing CRC screening | ||
---|---|---|---|
% | χ 2 | P | |
Gender | |||
Male | 56.1 | 2.904 | 0.063 |
Female | 43.9 | ||
Age | |||
<40 years | 64.9 | 1.357 | 0.162 |
>40 years | 35.1 | ||
Family medicine board | |||
Yes | 52.6 | 7.646 | 0.005 |
No | 47.4 | ||
Considering screening effective | |||
Yes | 98.2 | 2.626 | 0.107 |
No | 1.8 | ||
Influenced by USPSTF | |||
Yes | 96.5 | 4.863 | 0.025 |
No | 3.5 | ||
Influenced by American Cancer Society | |||
Yes | 94.7 | 3.916 | 0.041 |
No | 5.3 | ||
Influenced by availability of providers for tests other than FOBT | |||
Yes | 82.5 | 0.698 | 0.278 |
No | 17.5 | ||
Influenced by colleagues' practice | |||
Yes | 68.4 | 0.103 | 0.448 |
No | 31.6 | ||
Influenced by patient's preference of screening test | |||
Yes | 77.2 | 2.025 | 0.109 |
No | 22.8 |